Happy Birthday Olivia!!!!

Today my little baby girl turned 4.  I can't believe it has been 4 years since I first met her and fell in love with her tiny cheeks and her bright blue eyes.  She has grown so much.  This morning she woke up and proclaimed "Today is my REAL birthday!". 

Are these the pictures of a happy birthday girl? Could it be that she is disappointed in her cake or her gifts? OH NO my friends- these pictures are of a girl who's mother did a terrible thing...a horrible thing....she made her wear a DRESS for some pictures yesterday.  How dare I!  After my grandmother watched Olivia in utter pain (as if the very fabric was causing terrible discomfort), she said- just let the child wear a shirt!  heheeheheheh....so I did and again I am even further away from Mother of the Year Award.

Kids with my cousin Katie

Well, this morning Olivia decided that she WOULD wear a dress since she is now 4.  I jumped at the chance to get a few pictures of her in a cute dress I had bought just for her birthday.  We started out the morning with a trip to the local park.  This was followed by a delicious birthday dinner and some birthday cake.  Then came the presents.  I bought a few gifts here.  Small ones- ones that I could easily pack to take back to the states. Since she is not a girl who plays with dolls I asked her what she wanted for her birthday. She told me:

1. My own chewing gum
2. A mirror on the back of my bedroom door
3. A cellphone

Well- as Meatloaf said "Two out of three ain't bad".  The gum seemed to be a big hit :)

Thank you big girl for wearing the dress!

One happy birthday girl with a mouthful of gum!

Birthday girl with my Aunt Teresa

Tomorrow my cousin Katie, me, and the kids are heading out to Brenna, Poland. It is a small town in the countryside of Poland where her uncle has a house.  We are going there for 4 days for some fun adventures with the kids.  There may or may not be internet....but I will update as soon as I can!